Puzzle



C. T. HIME.

PUZZLE.

APPLICATION FlLED AUG-24,1920.

Patented Aug. 23, 1921.

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CTZTHc'Wze INVENTOR ATTOR NEY C. T. HIME.

' PUZZLE. APPLICATION FILED AUG-24,1920| Patefited Aug. 23, 1921.

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PATENT OFFICE.

CLINT T. MIME, OF HINDES, TEXAS.

PUZZLE.

Application filed August 24;, 1920.

'lerzes, have ir nitod new end useful line'l puzzles constrnoted o't e n i? ll y blocks that here central witches and tongues and which, when properly associated, pr duce a striurturc that .terniv Chin se mess.

The primary object ol the invention is to connect all of the blochs (rams' 'tutiuu the elements ot the lnizzle, by a ll le member which in addition to prevent the displacement or loss ct any ot s lves as a nae-ens for perpleztl and rendering; more intricate the assemblage ou the blocks and adds to the skill and patience as Well as to the amusement ot the on solving the puzzle by associating the blocks.

Other objects and advent es *ill present themselves as the neture oi. tilt invention is better undorstood reference b ing}; had to the accompanying drawings in 1 there is illustrated a setishietory elulu nent elf the improvement reduced to practice.

in the drawing z 1F inure it is a, perspective view (it the lillififflll assembled.

Fin. is a view sluiwini the same (lit-MS- seuibled, and the parts constituting the some held by the flexible element.

li ll illust- 'aites the position ol the iteundation bar when the puzzle is to he esse1ubled lliu.

4t illustrates the next step.

W 5 the succeeding step.

1 (i the next step and l the final step hetero the at niieatieu Wedg e bar which lee 4 the bars in the term ot the tlhineee e1 illustrated in W '1 Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 23, 1921.

Serial No. 405,776.

element in the nature of acord 5. This cord has one of its ends knotted, the said cord passing through the opposed ends of all of the remaining bars, and having the end that pass through the Wedge bar 6 lrnotted so that all oil the bars "will be thus held against accidental displacement. lln Fig. 8, it will be noted that a bar 8 is arranged in the notch oil the toundation bar. In Fig at the nextbar arranged over the :toundation bar transversely of the bar 6, the last mentioned bar being indicated by the numeral. '7. A bar 8 is then arranged vertically with res sect to the horizontnlly disposed bars positioned as above described, the next bar 9 is arranged opposite the bar 8, and leanling to a Wedge opening to the center of the her for the reception of the Wedge bar.

lly reierence to the drawings it will be seen that the stranos oi. the cord are arrangrfed in loops at the corners of the puzzle, and by following the connecting oi? the here in eompleting; or building up the puzzle, it Wil l be seen that the cord or tlexihle element materially adds to the intricacy in the solving; or building ol the puzzle. To the initiatml hows" if, the flexible element may serve as a g iide in assisting the operator in (iiillltilttlilll the puzzle, and it thought that the foregoing description, when taken in connection With the drawings will telly forth the improvement,

Having thus described the invention What I claim, is:-

l. The combination of a puzzle made up o'l a, plurality of bars having central notches and hugs in the notches designed to interene, and a wedge bar tor locking the ren'iainingr bars in the shape of a Chinese cross; of a tlexible element slidehle through one end of each ot the bars and the ends of the said tleniible element being knotted.

ll. puzzle constructed oit' burs havine central intei'euuaging' notches and lungs designed to be set up in the Form of a Chinese cross a flexible element having knotted ends passing; through all. of the ha: 5, and i'lesiu'ned to provide eutstandiiur loops at the diametrically opposed corners ol the cross and at one of the diagonally disposed corners of the cross.

In testimony CLINT r. 

